This Roasted Brussels Sprout Salad is anything but boring. We’re roasting Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes until golden and caramelized, adding crispy bacon and pecans, then finishing with a tangy-sweet honey mustard dressing. It’s the perfect balance of savory, sweet, and smoky—ready in under an hour.
Great as a weeknight side or a standout dish for cookouts and family dinners.
👇 Full recipe below a d in the blog: https://thesaltycooker.com/roasted-brussel-sprout-salad-with-honey-mustard-dressing/
Ingredients
• 3 cups Brussels sprouts (about 1 bundle)
• 3 cups sweet potatoes (about 2 medium), cubed
• 3 strips thick-cut bacon, sliced
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• ½ cup honey mustard dressing (see below or use store-bought)
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 3 tbsp olive oil
Honey Mustard Dressing:
• ⅓ cup hot honey
• 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 2 tbsp yellow mustard
• 1½ tbsp apple cider vinegar
• Pinch of salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Slice Brussels sprouts in half and cube sweet potatoes to 1-inch pieces.
3. Add sprouts and sweet potatoes to a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Spread in a single layer.
4. Add chopped bacon to one side of the baking sheet.
5. Roast for 20–25 minutes, or until bacon is crisp and veggies are fork-tender.
6. Remove from oven, sprinkle with chopped pecans, and roast for another 5 minutes.
7. Transfer to a bowl, toss with honey mustard dressing, and serve warm.
Dressing:
Whisk all ingredients together until smooth. Pour over roasted mix and serve warm.
Substitutions:
• Vegetarian: Use tempeh or plant-based bacon
• Nut-Free: Swap pecans for sunflower or pumpkin seeds
This is the only way I can get my husband to eat Brussels sprouts. I add some sweet potato to help balance that Brussels sprout flavor. And then of course bacon because who doesn’t love bacon? That adds a great saltiness. And then I add pecans to have a nice crunch to it. Once done, I add some honey mustard dressing to it. Toss it and enjoy.

8 Comments
I roast them just like you did and add them to a light dressing potato salad. I'll try your recipe without the bacon 😊
🗣SET THE TONE IN THAT HOUSHOLD ❤ Im usually the one trying to get My babies to eat healthy foods
@Liam I think you’ll like this
I would give anything to have a cook, I cannot do it no matter how many decades of practice I've had. Everything tastes kind of cruddy but I guess the only good thing about it is that I haven't been able to smell for almost 3 years now so I can't really taste that much either. The few days in the last 3 years that I have had any sense of smell no matter how small it was, I ate so much food it wasn't even funny. Everything tasted so good. Literally everything.
I'm such a bad cook that since I lost my smell 3 years ago actually it's all happened probably within the last 6 months to a year, I've had one kitchen fire and three more near misses. The smoke detector was going off the other three times too and I just missed a fire starting. I can't smell the smoke at all if I'm not in the same room I won't see it.
Please don’t use aluminium for the grilled vegetables. It’s not good for your health. It’s linked to Alzheimer’s. 😢
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Oh my goodness I find it hard to find delicious vegetable recipes but wow this looks delicious & practical as well. Thank you !!!!
Wow! this look delicious and healthy.